should anacostia lose the mascot indian? >> no, it's our history. simply put, it's our history. >> reporter: if you could talk to councilman kenya mcduffie, what would you tell him? >> do his homework. i could teach a seminar about the anacostia community. >> reporter: learn about the history. don't take the name away. >> don't take the name away. >> reporter: to take away that mascot and take away that nickname would do what to this school? >> i think it would actually divide us and we would lose identity. >> reporter: the statement tonight from d.c. public schools, we would never want a school mascot to offend or upset anyone. dcps says they are reviewing mr. mcduffie's legislation. live from southeast, pat collins, news4. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, the d.c. council has passed emergency legislation today that would allow two special needs students to play football for wilson high school. louis floor and casper attended the lab school, which does not have a football team. and for the past two years, they have been allowed to play for wilson. but this

>> reporter: jim, for 77 years, anacostia high school has been known as the anacostia indians. the question now is, should this stay? or should it go? since 1937, anacostia high school in southeast has always been known as the anacostia indians. >> we are the indians, the mighty mighty indians. >> reporter: you were a cheerleader? >> i was a captain. >> reporter: now kenya mcduffie has introduced legislation to ban all race-based logos, mascots or team names in is city schools. >> i think it's important to people to remember that these terms are pejorative, they are offensive and objectionable to a lot of people. and we should make sure we can fix this. >> reporter: if mcduffie's bill becomes law, anacostia will have to find a new mascot and a new nickname. but that won't happen without a fight. meet now members of anacostia's class of '68 and '69. they have a big reunion coming up next month. they say this school was built on indian ground. they say the name and the logo is an honor and it should stay. should anacostia lose the mascot? >> no, it's our history. simply put, it's